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The claim

"Everyone, please spread the news. Cambodia is using ancient sites as military bases, building bunkers, violating international conventions, and breaching UNESCO principles!!!!!", a user claimed on X on July 31.

Rating

Unproven

Reviewed by Deutsche Welle ↗ ·

Original fact check ↗

Original review summary

The review found that the photographs had appeared online months earlier and did not depict the current situation. Although temples in the region have been used for military purposes, DW found no concrete proof that Prasat Ta Krabay/Prasat Ta Khwai had recently been used as a full military base or bunker.[S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] Deutsche Welle original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026